U.S. Customs Clean Up When ‘Paper Towels’ and ‘Dishwasher Detergent’ Turn Out To Actually Be $3 Million in Cannabis

Article by Angela Stelmakowich, Growth Op

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at the Peace Bridge Cargo Facility last Friday discovered 1,227 pounds (557 kilograms) of cannabis in a commercial shipment manifested as paper towels and dishwasher detergent.

The truck and trailer were undergoing a non-intrusive examination when anomalies inside the trailer were identified, notes a CBP statement Monday.

That prompted a canine search, with the drug-detector dog quickly alerting to something up with the pallets inside the vehicle. The subsequent physical inspection revealed multiple vacuum-sealed packages within the pallets, the content of which field-tested positive for the properties of cannabis. The estimated street value of the illegal drugs was US$2.4 million ($3 million).

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